ASL Curriculum & Instruction

Thank you for agreeing to take part in this survey "ASL curriculum and instruction for Deaf children within Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade deaf education classrooms." Today we will be asking you your thoughts in order to develop and improve ASL curriculum and instruction for Deaf students. This survey has 15 questions and will only take 5 minutes to complete. Be assured that all answers you provide will be kept in the strictest confidentiality. Please only take the survey once. If you have any questions, you can contact me, Jessica Parker, the lead researcher via phone, videophone, or email. Information is provided below. Thank you.

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* 1.
Are you a certified deaf education teacher?

Yes

Working on it

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* 2.
Do you currently teach Deaf students in a Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade classroom?

Yes

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* 3.
How many years have you been teaching in a deaf education classroom?

This is my first year

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

More than 20 years

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* 4.
What is your highest level of completed formal education?

Bachelor degree

Masters degree

Doctorate or Professional degree

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* 5.
How would you describe your fluency in American Sign Language (ASL)?

Native-like

Advanced

Intermediate

Beginner

I do not know ASL

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* 6.
Which best describes you?

hearing

hard-of-hearing

Deaf

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* 7.
Are you a CODA (child of a Deaf adult)?

Yes

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* 8.
Which of the following best describes your current school?

Day school- Deaf students go to school Monday-Friday and go home everyday, like a standard school. All students are Deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Residential School- Deaf students live at the school in a dorm and go home on the weekends. All students are Deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Mainstreamed-Deaf students are placed in regular classrooms with hearing students. They have interpreters and deaf education support services. (May include some Deaf self-contained classes).

Other (please specify)

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* 9.
Which of the following deaf education philosophies best describes your current school?

Oral Communication-The education of Deaf students through spoken language by using voice, speech-reading, lipreading, anand amplification.

Total Communication-Uses a combination of various methods and approaches i.e. voice, written, amplification, gestures, American Sign Language, manually coded English systems, fingerspelling, and spoken words to meet the child's individual needs.

Bilingual/Bicultural-Recognizes American Sign Language (ASL) as the primary language of the Deaf child and uses ASL for instruction and conceptual understanding of material.

Other (please specify)

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* 10.
How is ASL taught at your school?

Immersion-students are taught others subjects in American Sign Language

Stand alone class-students are regularly taught specific lessons in ASL

Pull-out sessions-students work with an ASL specialist to develop their ASL skills

Other (please specify)

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* 11.
Do you believe direct ASL instruction is necessary or is ASL-immersion effective?

ASL instruction is necessary

ASL-immersion is effective

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* 12.
If specific ASL lessons are taught, what materials are used to create ASL lessons? (Specific answers are very helpful here)

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* 13.
In your opinion, how great is the need for improved ASL curriculum and instruction for Deaf children?

Not necessary

Somewhat necessary

Extremely Necessary

Clear

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* 14.
Rank the following in order of importance when teaching ASL to Deaf students.

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* 15.
May we contact you for future research questions? If yes, please fill out the below contact information.

Name

State/Province

Email Address

Phone Number

ASL Curriculum & Instruction

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* 1. Are you a certified deaf education teacher?

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* 2. Do you currently teach Deaf students in a Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade classroom?

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* 3. How many years have you been teaching in a deaf education classroom?

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* 4. What is your highest level of completed formal education?

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* 5. How would you describe your fluency in American Sign Language (ASL)?

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* 6. Which best describes you?

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* 7. Are you a CODA (child of a Deaf adult)?

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* 8. Which of the following best describes your current school?

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* 9. Which of the following deaf education philosophies best describes your current school?

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* 10. How is ASL taught at your school?

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* 11. Do you believe direct ASL instruction is necessary or is ASL-immersion effective?

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* 12. If specific ASL lessons are taught, what materials are used to create ASL lessons? (Specific answers are very helpful here)

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* 13. In your opinion, how great is the need for improved ASL curriculum and instruction for Deaf children?

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* 14. Rank the following in order of importance when teaching ASL to Deaf students.

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* 15. May we contact you for future research questions? If yes, please fill out the below contact information.

* 1.
Are you a certified deaf education teacher?

* 2.
Do you currently teach Deaf students in a Pre-kindergarten through 5th grade classroom?

* 3.
How many years have you been teaching in a deaf education classroom?

* 4.
What is your highest level of completed formal education?

* 5.
How would you describe your fluency in American Sign Language (ASL)?

* 6.
Which best describes you?

* 7.
Are you a CODA (child of a Deaf adult)?

* 8.
Which of the following best describes your current school?

* 9.
Which of the following deaf education philosophies best describes your current school?

* 10.
How is ASL taught at your school?

* 11.
Do you believe direct ASL instruction is necessary or is ASL-immersion effective?

* 12.
If specific ASL lessons are taught, what materials are used to create ASL lessons? (Specific answers are very helpful here)

* 13.
In your opinion, how great is the need for improved ASL curriculum and instruction for Deaf children?

* 14.
Rank the following in order of importance when teaching ASL to Deaf students.

* 15.
May we contact you for future research questions? If yes, please fill out the below contact information.